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    Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 8.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Shoddily animated adventure is too violent for young kids.

updated 02.03.09

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 8–9

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The two groups of creatures can't seem to get along and frequently make "racist" remarks about each other. A character is so blinded by power and ambition that she's willing to sacrifice her family to rule, and characters are easily corrupted. But there are two strong young characters who fall in love despite coming from different backgrounds.
  • Violence & scariness :

    A few characters are killed -- one is poisoned, one is stabbed, others are slain off-screen -- but there's no blood. Brawls break out between the Lockni and the Nohrin that eventually escalate to war on two separate occasions. Sedessa leads a slaughter of the Lockni people. Characters are threatened, imprisoned, and kidnapped.
  • Sexy stuff :

    A couple shares one kiss; another couple flirts and hugs.
  • Language:

    Mostly disparaging remarks about the other race of creatures -- like "savages," "stupid," "inferior," "silly," "ignorant," etc.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Delgo

Parents need to know that this adventure features some mature themes, including war, political corruption, armed occupation, race relations, and genocide -- not exactly what you expect from an animated fantasy film. While the language is mostly insults, and the sexuality is limited to flirting and one innocent kiss, the violence is rather prominent and frequent. The entire plot revolves around getting two races to declare war on each other, and some scenes portray atrocities that one army committed against innocent civilians. The protagonist creatures may be winged, but this is no fairy tale.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about whether animated violence is more or less upsetting than real-life violence. Why? Is this movie more violent than most animated films? What is the impact of seeing violent behavior in the media? Families can also discuss the movie's social and political themes. What can we learn about the way the Nohrin and Lockni interacted? What are some ways they discriminated against each other? Kids: Could you understand what was going on, or was the story too complicated?

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  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 14
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0
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    Noonononononon

    THIS LOOKS LIKE A STUPID MOVIE!!! I WILL NEVER WATCH THIS IN MY LIFE!(only if they payed me 50bucks!!!

  2. Teen Reviewer
    Age 13
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0

    i didnt watch this and i can tell how lame it was

    okay delgo is the worst name for a movie ever.this is a waste of time to watch and makes me wanna type something so horrible it will make your computer crash.usually im against ranting but this is bad bad bad bad.this is fine if you wanna torture someone.its the new waterboarding!!!please think of the children before watching this it disgusts me,it makes me wanna vomit, i curse whoever made this movie and everyone that helped to hiccuping for the rest of their life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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